Captain Lorst and the crew of the Wanderin’ Penguin were heading toward the Admiral Benbow Tavern.As they meandered up Penny Street the Cap’n was humming the tune they had heard aboard the Big Brenda.

Sitting at the table in the inn more and more people started to join in quietly with the tune. The drink flowed. A couple of musicians listened for a moment then began to play on squeezebox and fiddle. Under the table feet began to stamp in time to the music and at the start of each line mugs of foaming beer crashed onto the rough hewn table.It had obviously turned into an impromptu drinking chantey.

Lorst drew out his ballock knife and placed it in the centre of the table, the tip of the blade pointing towards himself. He sang the verse that he had heard on Bert’s ship,

“Wunce oi wuz in Irelan’Diggin’ turf an’ taytersAn’ now oi'se on a Pyrit shipCrewed by Master…”

With a might crash of beer mugs the assembled pirates joined in with the chorus:

‘WAY haul away, we’ll haul away Joe

Lorst gripped the ballock knife and spun it. It came to rest pointing at….